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The immunogenetic impact of European colonization in the Americas

Frontiers in Genetics, 2022
The introduction of pathogens originating from Eurasia into the Americas during early European contact has been associated with high mortality rates among Indigenous peoples, likely contributing to their historical and precipitous population decline ...
Evelyn Jane Collen, Angad Singh Johar, Angad Singh Johar, João C. Teixeira, João C. Teixeira, João C. Teixeira, Bastien Llamas, Bastien Llamas, Bastien Llamas, Bastien Llamas   +9 more
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Plagued by a cryptic clock: insight and issues from the global phylogeny of Yersinia pestis

Communications Biology, 2023
The emergence of the plague pathogen throughout history is investigated using molecular clock modelling and phylogenetic analyses.
Katherine Eaton, Leo Featherstone, Sebastian Duchene, Ann G. Carmichael, Nükhet Varlık, G. Brian Golding, Edward C. Holmes, Hendrik N. Poinar   +7 more
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How Mitochondrial DNA Can Write Pre-History: Kinship and Culture in Duero Basin (Spain) during Chalcolithic and Bronze Age

Genealogy, 2023
The chronological period from the beginning of the Chalcolithic Age to the end of the Bronze Age on the Iberian northern sub-plateau of the Iberic Peninsula involves interesting social and cultural phenomena, such as the appearance of the Bell Beaker and,
Sara Palomo-Díez, Ángel Esparza-Arroyo, Olga Rickards, Cristina Martínez-Labarga, Eduardo Arroyo-Pardo   +4 more
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From junk to function — How weak selection in eukaryotes builds new parts and drives genomic complexity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
How do genomes gain new functional parts? In eukaryotes, which tend to evolve under weak selection, much of the genome is junk. Palazzo and Qiu borrow the logic of Markov chains to show how non‐functional DNA becomes functional through the appearance of intermediate states, which arise due to epistasis, buffering, and biochemical messiness, allowing ...
Alexander F. Palazzo, Yi Qiu
wiley   +1 more source

Chiral separation of chloroalkanes with the chromatographic column onboard Martian rovers

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Computer image of the Rosalind Franklin Rover of ESA's ExoMars mission. ExoMars is scheduled to land on planet Mars in Oxia Planum in 2029. This area represents an interesting spot to look for biosignatures. Investigations of ExoMars include measurement on molecular chirality. We show that chiral chloroalkanes, that have been identified on Mars, can be
Asma Merzougui, Agnes Banreti, Armelle L. Ernst, Guillaume Leseigneur, Uwe J. Meierhenrich   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution‐guided yeast complementation reveals functional differences in human PSPH variants

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Ancient genomes can help guide which human genetic variants are tested experimentally. This study applies that idea to PSPH, a gene involved in serine biosynthesis, and uses high‐throughput yeast complementation to compare variant function. The findings reveal measurable differences among selected alleles and illustrate the value of evolution‐guided ...
Mauricio Campa‐Álvarez, Diana Ascencio, Miguel Vallebueno‐Estrada, Eduardo González‐Orozco, Christian Eduardo Martínez‐Guerrero, Rafael Montiel, Alexander DeLuna   +6 more
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Investigations of the Evolved Molecular Basis for Terpenoid Biosynthesis in Marine Sponges

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Confirming and extending a previous observation in another Bubarida sponge, genomic and functional analyses of A. cavernosa reveal that sponges retain the mevalonate pathway and employ single α‐domain T1TSs and UbiA‐type TSs for terpenoid biosynthesis. The absence of T1TSs clustering with other biosynthetic genes tentatively suggests, based on limited ...
Fangyan Chen, Bao Chen, Wenhui Zhang, Guifang Sun, Yao Zhao, Jianpeng Zhang, Baofu Xu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engineered Cyanobacteria‐Hydrogel Microecological System for Oxygen Reprogramming Synergizes Immunomodulation With Anabolism in Osteoarthritis Therapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An injectable cyanobacteria‐laden hydrogel enables light‐dependent oxygen metabolism engineering for osteoarthritis therapy. Photosynthetic oxygen release under red light irradiation suppresses synovial inflammation via HIF‐1α inhibition and M2 macrophage polarization, while respiratory oxygen consumption in darkness stabilizes chondrocyte HIF‐1α to ...
Lerong Yang, Chong Shen, Hongjun Huang, Siyi Liu, Zeyu Huang, Licheng Xi, Huan Cao, Li Zheng, Zainen Qin   +8 more
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Protocols for Ancient DNA Typing

, 2004
Molecular analysis of fossil and archaeological remains has been established as a powerful tool in providing new insight in phylogenetic investigations. The overlapping set of molecular modifications and degradation that forensic samples share with archaeological specimen suggests the application of similar technical approaches to the respective ...
Capelli C, Tschentscher F.
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Transposable Element Dynamics Drive the Genomic Evolution and Phenotypic Diversification of Allotetraploid Common Carp

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
By integrating 516 whole‐genome resequencing datasets and 236 transcriptomes of allotetraploid common carp, this study establishes the first population‐scale atlas of transposable element (TE) variation in teleost species. TE bursts, relaxed purifying selection, and lineage‐specific loss of ancient insertions shape genome evolution and phenotypic ...
Shuimu Hu, Zhou Jiang, Lin Chen, Gowena Ling Yi Goh, Weijing Li, Qian He, Xintong Chen, Rui Li, Yuxuan Liu, Ning Li, Tao Zhou, Peng Xu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source